Mundishvara, Muṇḍīśvara: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Muṇḍīśvara can be transliterated into English as Mundisvara or Mundishvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śilpa)Muṇḍīśvara (मुण्डीश्वर) is found as a sculpture on the exterior (western wall) of the temple of Trailokyeśvara.—It must have been a beautiful image of Śiva with four hands. His standing posture is so elegant that in spite of the damages, it leaves us to imagine its past beauty. Probably it is the image of Muṇḍīśvara, like in the Lokeśvara in the same place.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Starts with: Mundishvaradandi, Mundishvaratirtha.
Ends with: Dandimundishvara.
Full-text: Kumbhakarshashya, Mundishvaratirtha, Kumbha, Shakti.
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Chapter 230 - The Series of Tīrthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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